Shostakovich - Music from the Films | Delos DRD2005

Shostakovich - Music from the Films

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Label: Delos

Cat No: DRD2005

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 30th August 2011

Contents

Artists

Byelorussian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra
State Cinematographic Orchestra

Conductor

Walter Mnatsakanov

Works

Shostakovich, Dmitri

Golden Mountains: Suite, op.30a
The Adventures of Korzinkina: Suite, op.59
The Tale of the Priest and his Worker, Balda, op.36
The Tale of the Silly Little Mouse, op.56

Artists

Byelorussian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra
State Cinematographic Orchestra

Conductor

Walter Mnatsakanov

About

Shostakovich Film Series Vol.5, originally produced by Orbelian and licensed to Citadel when RD closed its doors, is newly available on Delos as part of the DRD (Delos Russian Disc) series.

The symphonic suite from “Golden Hills”, Shostakovich’s first score for a sound film, contains the famous Waltz. Also famous is the innovative scoring for pipe organ and orchestra on Track 3, which drew high praise when the film first appeared.

How often do we laugh out loud or even chuckle through an entire orchestral suite? Certainly throughout the rest of this album! All three of the other works in this program demonstrate Shostakovich’s genius for comedic writing. “The Tale of the Priest and His Worker Balda”, composed for an animated film, is funny and satirical even when we have nothing to look at. “Adventures of Korzinkina”, written for a film comedy, is again highly amusing even without the visual context.

In “The Silly Little Mouse”, a short children’s opera, the singers ham it up to match Shostakovich’s instrumental humor, so that it is comical even if you aren’t following the enclosed text and translation.

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